BARACK OBAMA’S shock decision to expel 35 Russian diplomats from the US just 20 days before Donald Trump is inaugurated has provoked outrage from Katie Hopkins.

A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Vladimir Putin’s representatives had been ordered to leave over Russia’s alleged interference in the Presidential Election in November.

The west held is breath in anticipation of the Russian President’s response to the drastic measure - but the steel faced leader retaliated by congratulating Mr Trump and saying he hopes “Russia and the US can take real steps to restore ties” once the businessman takes the Oval Office.

Despite Mr Putin brushing off the Barack Obama’s decision, Hopkins was less than impressed as she told her LBC listeners he should be sticking to “trying to act like the coolest guy on the planet”.

She roared: "If I was going to predict Obama's behaviour in the dying weeks of his presidency, it would be that he'd committed all of his time to social media, being a bit of a goof, trying to act the funny guy.

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"More dancing, more singing, more trying to act like the coolest guy on the planet, all of that stuff that he and his wife Michelle LOVE to do.”

Adding there could only be one motive behind making such a move the LBC host accused President Obama of attempting to sabotage Donald Trump’s administration.

Hopkins continued: "I would have seen him doing that. I would never have predicted this level of anarchy pushed through at this late hour, with 20 days to go before Trump steps in and takes control.

"It really does feel like this massive gulf is opening up between the politics of the bitter Democrats who lost but can't accept losing- remind you of anyone here in the UK?- and here, now, you know, the politics of Trump who's going to get through those doors and hopefully overturn a lot of this nonsense that Obama seems to be playing in."

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Speaking to Reuters the anonymous US official confirmed the Russian diplomats had been given 72 hours to leave the United States.

The official said: "These actions were taken to respond to Russian harassment of American diplomats and actions by the diplomats that we have assessed to be not consistent with diplomatic practice.

"By imposing costs on the Russian diplomats in the United States, by denying them access to the two facilities, we hope the Russian government reevaluates its own actions, which have impeded the ability and safety of our own embassy personnel in Russia."

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